Xavier Becerra (/ ˌ h ɑː v i ˈ ɛər b ɪ ˈ s ɛr ə / HAH-vee-AIR bih-SERR-ə, Latin American Spanish: [xaˈβjeɾ βeˈsera]; born January 26, 1958) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services, a position he held from March 19, 2021 to January 20, 2025.He is the first Latino to hold this position in history. [1]

Dec 7, 2020 · WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration's coronavirus response.

Apr 23, 2024 · Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra’s plans to leave the Biden administration and run for California governor are more advanced than previously known — with hiring discussions...

Apr 10, 2024 · SACRAMENTO, California — Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is considering leaving the Biden administration to mount a run for California governor in 2026, people briefed on...

Dec 7, 2020 · WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response.

Dec 7, 2020 · In announcing Monday that he intended to nominate Becerra to join his Cabinet, President-elect Joe Biden highlighted the California attorney general’s experience as a lawmaker who helped...

Dec 6, 2020 · WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, and created three new senior White House...

Jan 17, 2025 · Xavier Becerra, the outgoing Health and Human Services secretary, says the country is "healthier and stronger" than when he took office in 2021, during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. ... One highlight was the Biden administration's recent announcement that the government will negotiate prices for 15 additional drugs directly with ...

Dec 6, 2020 · WASHINGTON — President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has selected Xavier Becerra, the Democratic attorney general of California, as his nominee for secretary of health and human services, tapping...

4 days ago · In an earlier interview held in the formal conference room outside his HHS office, Becerra reflected on his tenure in the Biden administration leading a team of 95,000.